dom
/dɑm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.78 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.
name
A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.
name
Alternative letter-case form of dom.
noun
A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
Example Sentences
- "Nola is actually "Nurse Nola," a dominatrix who specializes in medical role playing. […] "After that," she continues, "I started domming, which I did for a long time, but have never liked much.""
- "Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners."
- "The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɑm/
- British English: /dɒm/